@ce_pickles
We said it, govt are doing it!
This summer, we recommended patch-based commissioning for homecare services, dividing local authorities into zones and organising homecare within each zone.
Today, I'm thrilled to see DHSC announce just this👇View quoted post on X
Yvette Cooper has made an early bid for vast swathes of NHS budget to be protected as "preventative"View quoted post on X
Other depts facing cuts will likely do the same. Battle to define "PDEL" during the spending review process will be worth watching
EXCL with @oliver_wrightView quoted post on X
Ministers have failed to hit their target of recruiting thousands of the long-term unemployed to take part in their principal back-to-work programme that is costing the taxpayer £1.2bn
The Department for Work and Pensions had intended to recruit annually more than 30,000 people who had health conditions, disabilities or faced other long-term barriers that had stopped them from getting into employment
The Connect to Work scheme was designed to give them up to 12 months of tailored support to help them find and stay in jobs. But DWP statistics show that in the first year of the programme just 13,900 joined the scheme — less than half the target
thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
